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Place: Hyatt Regency Bethesda, One 

Bethesda Metro Station, Bethesda, MD 20814. 

Contact Person: Ruth Grossman, DDS, 

Scientific Review Officer, National Institute 

of Biomedical Imagin and Bioengineering, 

National Institutes of Health,6707 Democracy 

Boulevard, Rm. 960, Bethesda, MD 

20892,(301) 496–8775, 

grossmanrs@mail.nih.gov. 

Name of Committee: National Institute of 

Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering 

Special Emphasis Panel,2012 P41 Site Visit. 

Date: March 28–30, 2012. 

Time: 6 p.m. to 12 p.m. 

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant 

applications. 

Place: InterContinental Chicago, 505 North 

Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL. 

Contact Person: Ruth Grossman, DDS, 

Scientific Review Officer, National Institute 

of Biomedical Imagin and Bioengineering, 

National Institutes of Health,6707 Democracy 

Boulevard, Rm. 960, Bethesda, MD 

20892,(301) 496–8775, 

grossmanrs@mail.nih.gov. 

Dated: November 2, 2011. 

Jennifer Spaeth, 

Director, Office of Federal Advisory 

Committee Policy. 

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BILLING CODE 4140–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Office of the Secretary 

[Docket No. DHS–2011–0078] 

Privacy Act of 1974; Department of 

Homeland Security United States 

Coast Guard-029 Notice of Arrival and 

Departure System of Records 

AGENCY: Privacy Office, DHS. 

ACTION: Notice of Privacy Act system of 

records. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Privacy Act of 1974, the Department of 

Homeland Security proposes to update 

and reissue an existing system of 

records titled, ‘‘Department of 

Homeland Security United States Coast 

Guard-029 Notice of Arrival and 

Departure System of Records.’’ This 

system of records allows the Department 

of Homeland Security/United States 

Coast Guard to facilitate the effective 

and efficient entry and departure of 

vessels into and from the United States 

and assist with assigning priorities for 

conducting maritime safety and security 

missions in accordance with 

international and United States 

regulations. As a result of the biennial 

review of this system, records have been 

updated to include cargo within the 

purpose and record source categories. 

This updated system will be included in 

the Department of Homeland Security’s 

inventory of record systems. The 

Privacy Act exemptions for this system 

remain unchanged. 

DATES: Submit comments on or before 

December 9, 2011. This system will be 

effective December 9, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by docket number DHS– 

2011–0078 by one of the following 

methods: 

• Federal e-Rulemaking Portal: 

http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Fax: (703) 483–2999. 

• Mail: Mary Ellen Callahan, Chief 

Privacy Officer, Privacy Office, 

Department of Homeland Security, 

Washington, DC 20528. 

• Instructions: All submissions 

received must include the agency name 

and docket number for this rulemaking. 

All comments received will be posted 

without change to http:// 

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information provided. 

• Docket: For access to the docket to 

read background documents or 

comments received go to http:// 

www.regulations.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

general questions please contact: 

Marilyn Scott-Perez (202) 475–3515 

Privacy Officer, United States Coast 

Guard, 2100 2nd Street SW., Stop 7101, 

Washington, DC 20593. For privacy 

issues contact: Mary Ellen Callahan 

(703) 235–0780, Chief Privacy Officer, 

Privacy Office, U.S. Department of 

Homeland Security, Washington, DC 

20528. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

In accordance with the Privacy Act of 

1974, 5 U.S.C. 552a, the Department of 

Homeland Security (DHS) United States 

Coast Guard (USCG) proposes to update 

and reissue an existing DHS system of 

records titled, ‘‘DHS/USCG–029 Notice 

of Arrival and Departure (NOAD) 

System of Records.’’ 

USCG collects information related to 

NOAD for U.S. vessels in commercial 

service and all foreign vessels bound for 

or departing from ports or waterways 

within the United States. This 

information is maintained within the 

Ship Arrival Notification System 

(SANS), as well as other USCG systems 

used for screening and vetting of 

vessels, primarily, but not exclusively, 

through Marine Information for Safety 

and Law Enforcement (MISLE), DHS/ 

USCG–013, June 25, 2009, 74 FR 30305 

and the Maritime Awareness Global 

Network (MAGNet) System of Records 

Notice, DHS/USCG–061, May 15, 2008, 

73 FR 28143. Information is retrieved 

from the SANS by vessel and not by 

personal identifier; however, USCG uses 

the information taken from the SANS in 

other systems to conduct screening and 

vetting of individuals pursuant to its 

mission for protecting and securing the 

maritime sector. 

The information that is required to be 

collected and submitted through 

Electronic Notice of Arrival and 

Departure (eNOAD) can be found on 

routine arrival/departure documents 

that passengers and crewmembers must 

provide to DHS when entering or 

departing the United States. eNOAD 

information includes complete name, 

date and place of birth, gender, country 

of citizenship, travel/mariner document 

type, number and country of issuance, 

expiration date, country of residence, 

status on board the vessel, and U.S. 

destination address (except for U.S. 

Citizens, lawful permanent residents, 

crew and those in transit). 

Additionally, vessel carriers and 

operators must provide the vessel name, 

vessel country of registry/flag, 

International Maritime Organization 

(IMO) number or other official number, 

voyage number, date of arrival/ 

departure, and foreign port where the 

passengers and crew members began/ 

terminate their sea transportation to the 

United States. 

USCG will collect vessel particulars 

that are submitted by the vessel owner, 

agent, master, operator, or person in 

charge of a vessel in advance of a 

vessel’s arrival or departure from the 

U.S. The information will be used to 

perform counterterrorism, law 

enforcement, safety and security queries 

to identify risks to the vessel or to the 

United States. 

The purpose of the information 

collection is to assess risk to vessels 

arriving to or departing from a U.S. port 

and to identify vessels that may pose a 

safety or security risk to the United 

States. 

The information collection allows 

USCG to facilitate the effective and 

efficient entry and departure of vessels 

into and from the U.S. and assist the 

USCG with assigning priorities while 

conducting maritime safety and security 

missions in accordance with 

international and U.S. regulations. 

NOAD information is maintained for 

a period of no more than ten years or 

when no longer needed, whichever is 

longer, from the date of collection at 

which time the data is deleted. Should 

derogatory information be discovered by 

USCG either through TECS or USCG’s 

own sources, such information would 

be communicated either through 

USCG’s MAGNet, the Coast Guard 


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1See http://www.dhs.gov/privacy for PIAs for 

MAGNet and the Law Enforcement Intelligence 

Database (LEIDB), a system used to analyze USCG 

message traffic. 

Messaging System (CGMS), or other 

USCG systems.1 NOAD data is 

transmitted to the Intelligence 

Coordination Center (ICC) and stored in 

the CoastWatch Pre-Arrival Processing 

Program (CP3). NOAD data within CP3 

is destroyed or deleted when no longer 

needed for reference, or when ten years 

old, whichever is later. 

As a result of the biennial review of 

this system, the purpose and the record 

source categories have been amended to 

include cargo. Cargo has been collected 

under previous rulemaking but was 

never included in the SORN. Disclosure 

to consumer reporting agencies category 

has also been added. 

Consistent with DHS’ information 

sharing mission, information stored in 

NOAD may be shared with other DHS 

components, as well as appropriate 

federal, state, local, Tribal, territorial 

foreign, or international government 

agencies. This sharing will only occur 

after DHS determines that the receiving 

component or agency has a need to 

know the information to carry out 

national security, law enforcement, 

immigration, intelligence, or other 

functions consistent with the routine 

uses set forth in this system of records 

notice. This system will be included in 

DHS’s inventory of record systems. 

II. Privacy Act 

The Privacy Act embodies fair 

information practice principles in a 

statutory framework governing the 

means by which the U.S. government 

collects, maintains, uses, and 

disseminates individuals’ records. The 

Privacy Act applies to information that 

is maintained in a ‘‘system of records.’’ 

A ‘‘system of records’’ is a group of any 

records under the control of an agency 

for which information is retrieved by 

the name of an individual or by some 

identifying number, symbol, or other 

identifying particular assigned to the 

individual. In the Privacy Act, an 

individual is defined to encompass U.S. 

citizens and lawful permanent 

residents. As a matter of policy, DHS 

extends administrative Privacy Act 

protections to all individuals where 

systems of records maintain information 

on U.S. citizens, lawful permanent 

residents, and visitors. The SANS is not 

a system of records, but NOAD 

information maintained in the SANS 

can be removed and used in other 

systems within USCG. Below is the 

description of the DHS/United States 

Coast Guard-029 Notice of Arrival and 

Departure System of Records. 

In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552a(r), 

DHS has provided a report of this 

system of records to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) and to 

Congress. 

System of Records: 

DHS/USCG–029 

SYSTEM NAME: 

DHS/USCG–029 Notice of Arrival and 

Departure Information (NOAD). 

SECURITY CLASSIFICATION: 

Unclassified. 

SYSTEM LOCATION: 

NOAD information for USCG is 

collected within the Ship Arrival 

Notification System (SANS) located at 

USCG Operations Systems Center in 

Kearneysville, WV. NOAD records may 

be maintained in the SANS, or at 

computer terminals located at USCG 

Headquarters, headquarters units, area 

offices, sector offices, sector sub-unit 

offices, and other locations where USCG 

authorized personnel may be posted to 

facilitate DHS’ mission. 

CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE

SYSTEM: 

Categories of individuals covered by 

this notice consist of crew members 

who arrive and depart the U.S. by sea 

and individuals associated with a vessel 

and whose information is submitted as 

part of a notice of arrival or notice of 

departure, including but not limited to 

vessel owners, operators, charterers, 

reporting parties, 24-hour contacts, 

company security officers and persons 

in addition to crew who arrive and 

depart the U.S. by sea. 

CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM: 

• Records on vessels includes: name 

of vessel; name of registered owner; 

country of registry; call sign; IMO 

number or, if a vessel does not have an 

IMO number the official number; name 

of the operator; name of charterer; name 

of classification society. 

• Records on arrival information 

pertaining to the vessel includes: names 

of last five foreign ports or places visited 

by the vessel; dates of arrival and 

departure for last five foreign ports or 

places visited; for each port or place of 

the U.S. to be visited, the name of the 

receiving facility, the port or place; for 

the port or place of the U.S. the 

estimated date and time of arrival; for 

the port or place in the U.S. the 

estimated date and time of departure; 

the location (port or place and country) 

or position (latitude and longitude or 

waterway and mile marker) of the vessel 

at the time of reporting; the name and 

telephone number of a 24-hour point of 

contact (POC). 

• Records on departure information 

as it pertains to the voyage includes: the 

name of departing port or waterways of 

the U.S., the estimated date and time of 

departure; next port or place of call 

(including foreign), the estimated date 

and time of arrival; the name and 

telephone number of a 24-hour POC. 

• Records on crewmembers include: 

full name; date of birth; nationality; 

identification type (for example, 

passport, U.S. Alien Registration Card, 

U.S. Merchant Mariner Document, 

foreign mariner document, government 

issued picture ID (Canada), or 

government-issued picture ID (U.S.), 

number, issuing country, issue date, 

expiration date); position or duties on 

the vessel; where the crewmember 

embarked (list port or place and 

country); where the crewmember will 

disembark. 

• Records for each individual 

onboard in addition to crew include: 

full name; date of birth; nationality; 

identification type (for example: 

passport, U.S. alien registration card, 

government-issued picture ID (Canada), 

government-issued picture ID (U.S.), 

number, issuing country, issue date, 

expiration date); U.S. address 

information; and from where the person 

embarked (list port or place and 

country). 

• Records related to cargo onboard 

the vessel include: a general description 

of cargo other than Certain Dangerous 

Cargo (CDC) onboard the vessel (e.g., 

grain, container, oil, etc.); name of each 

CDC carried, including United Nations 

(UN) number, if applicable; and amount 

of each CDC carried. 

• Records regarding the operational 

condition of equipment required by 33 

CFR part 164; the date of issuance for 

the company’s document of compliance 

certificate; the date of issuance of the 

vessel’s safety management certificate; 

the name of the flag administration, or 

recognized organization(s) representing 

the vessel flag administration, that 

issued those certificates. 

AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM: 

5 U.S.C. 301; 14 U.S.C. 632; 33 U.S.C. 

1223, 46 U.S.C. 3717; 46 U.S.C. 12501; 

Federal Records Act of 1950, Pub. L. 90– 

620; The Maritime Transportation Act of 

2002, Pub. L. 107–295; The Homeland 

Security Act of 2002, Pub. L. 107–296; 

33 CFR part 160, 36 CFR chapter XII. 

PURPOSE(S): 

The purpose of this system is to 

maintain NOAD information to screen 

individuals and cargo associated with 


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vessels entering or departing U.S. 

waterways for maritime safety, maritime 

security, maritime law enforcement, 

marine environmental protection, and 

other related purposes. 

ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE

SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES OF USERS AND

THE PURPOSES OF SUCH USES: 

In addition to those disclosures 

generally permitted under 5 U.S.C. 

552a(b) of the Privacy Act, all or a 

portion of the records or information 

contained in this system may be 

disclosed outside DHS as a routine use 

pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a(b)(3) as 

follows: 

A. To the U.S. Department of Justice 

(DOJ) (including U.S. Attorney offices) 

or other federal agency conducting 

litigation or in proceedings before any 

court, adjudicative, or administrative 

body, when it is necessary to the 

litigation and one of the following is a 

party to the litigation or has an interest 

in such litigation: (1) DHS, or (2) any 

employee of DHS in his/her official 

capacity, or (3) any employee of DHS in 

his/her individual capacity where DOJ 

or DHS has agreed to represent said 

employee, or (4) the U.S. or any agency 

thereof; 

B. To a Congressional office, for the 

record of an individual in response to 

an inquiry from that Congressional 

office made at the request of the 

individual to whom the record pertains; 

C. To the National Archives and 

Records Administration or other federal 

government agencies pursuant to 

records management inspections being 

conducted under the authority of 44 

U.S.C. 2904 and 2906. 

D. To an agency, organization, or 

individual for the purposes of 

performing an audit, or oversight 

operations as authorized by law but 

only such information as is necessary 

and relevant to such audit or oversight 

function; 

E. To appropriate agencies, entities, 

and persons when: 

1. DHS suspects or has confirmed that 

the security or confidentiality of 

information in the system of records has 

been compromised; 

2. DHS has determined that as a result 

of a suspected or confirmed compromise 

there is a risk of harm to economic or 

property interests, identity theft or 

fraud, or harm to the security or 

integrity of this system or other systems 

or programs (whether maintained by 

DHS or another agency or entity) or 

harm to the individual that rely upon 

the compromised information; and 

3. The disclosure made to such 

agencies, entities, and persons is 

reasonably necessary to assist in 

connection with DHS’s efforts to 

respond to the suspected or confirmed 

compromise and prevent, minimize, or 

remedy such harm. 

F. To contractors, grantees, experts, 

consultants, and others performing or 

working on a contract, service, grant, 

cooperative agreement, or other 

assignment for the federal government, 

when necessary to accomplish an 

agency function related to this system of 

records, in compliance with the Privacy 

Act of 1974, as amended; 

G. To an appropriate federal, state, 

Tribal, local, international, or foreign 

law enforcement agency or other 

appropriate authority charged with 

investigating or prosecuting a violation 

or enforcing or implementing a law, 

rule, regulation, or order, where a 

record, either on its face or in 

conjunction with other information, 

indicates a violation or potential 

violation of law, which includes 

criminal, civil, or regulatory violations 

and such disclosure is proper and 

consistent with the official duties of the 

person making the disclosure; 

H. To federal and foreign government 

intelligence or counterterrorism 

agencies or components where USCG 

becomes aware of an indication of a 

threat or potential threat to national or 

international security, or where such 

use is to assist in anti-terrorism efforts 

and disclosure is appropriate to the 

proper performance of the official duties 

of the person making the disclosure. 

I. To an organization or individual in 

either the public or private sector, either 

foreign or domestic, where there is a 

reason to believe that the recipient is or 

could become the target of a particular 

terrorist activity or conspiracy, to the 

extent the information is relevant to the 

protection of life, property, or other vital 

interests of a data subject and disclosure 

is proper and consistent with the official 

duties of the person making the 

disclosure; 

J. To appropriate federal, state, local, 

Tribal, or foreign governmental agencies 

or multilateral governmental 

organizations, for the purpose of 

protecting the vital interests of a data 

subject or other persons, including to 

assist such agencies or organizations in 

preventing exposure to or transmission 

of a communicable or quarantined 

disease or for combating other 

significant public health threats; 

appropriate notice will be provided of 

any identified health threat or risk; 

K. To a court, magistrate, or 

administrative tribunal in the course of 

presenting evidence, including 

disclosures to opposing counsel or 

witnesses in the course of civil 

discovery, litigation, settlement 

negotiations, response to a subpoena, or 

in connection with criminal law 

proceedings; 

L. To third parties during the course 

of a law enforcement investigation to 

the extent necessary to obtain 

information pertinent to the 

investigation, provided disclosure is 

appropriate in the proper performance 

of the official duties of the officer 

making the disclosure; 

M. To an appropriate federal, state, 

local, Tribal, territorial, foreign, or 

international agency, if the information 

is relevant and necessary to a requesting 

agency’s decision concerning the hiring 

or retention of an individual, or 

issuance of a security clearance, license, 

contract, grant, or other benefit, or if the 

information is relevant and necessary to 

a DHS decision concerning the hiring or 

retention of an employee, the issuance 

of a security clearance, the reporting of 

an investigation of an employee, the 

letting of a contract, or the issuance of 

a license, grant or other benefit and 

when disclosure is appropriate to the 

proper performance of the official duties 

of the person making the request; 

N. To appropriate federal, state, local, 

Tribal, or foreign governmental agencies 

or multilateral governmental 

organizations where USCG is aware of a 

need to utilize relevant data for 

purposes of testing new technology and 

systems designed to enhance border 

security or identify other violations of 

law. 

DISCLOSURE TO CONSUMER REPORTING

AGENCIES: 

None. 

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORING, 

RETRIEVING, ACCESSING, RETAINING, AND

DISPOSING OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM: 

STORAGE: 

NOAD information is stored 

electronically in the SANS located at 

USCG Operations Systems Center in 

Kearneysville, WV. USCG uses an 

alternative storage facility for the SANS 

historical logs and system backups. 

Derivative NOAD system data may be 

stored on USCG Standard Workstation 

III computers or USCG unit servers 

located at USCG Headquarters, 

headquarters units, area offices, sector 

offices, sector sub-unit offices, and other 

locations where USCG authorized 

personnel may be posted to facilitate 

DHS’ mission. 

RETRIEVABILITY: 

NOAD information maintained in the 

SANS is not retrievable by name or 

other unique personal identifier. NOAD 

information is extracted from the SANS 

by vessel and then retrieved by name, 


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passport number, or other unique 

personal identifier. 

SAFEGUARDS: 

NOAD data in the SANS is 

safeguarded in accordance with 

applicable laws, rules, and policies. All 

records are protected from unauthorized 

access through appropriate 

administrative, physical, and technical 

safeguards. These safeguards include 

role-based access provisions, restricting 

access to authorized personnel who 

have a need-to-know, using locks, and 

password protection identification 

features. USCG file areas are locked after 

normal duty hours and the facilities are 

protected from the outside by security 

personnel. 

The system manager, in addition, has 

the capability to maintain system backups for the purpose of supporting 

continuity of operations and the discrete 

need to isolate and copy specific data 

access transactions for the purpose of 

conducting security incident 

investigations. 

All communication links with the 

USCG datacenter are encrypted. The 

databases are Certified and Accredited 

in accordance with the requirements of 

the Federal Information Security 

Management Act (FISMA). 

RETENTION AND DISPOSAL: 

In accordance with NARA Disposition 

Authority number N1–026–05–11, 

NOAD information on vessels and 

individuals maintained in the SANS is 

destroyed or deleted when no longer 

needed for reference, or after ten years 

old, whichever is later. Why does this 

seem much more general than other 

retention schedules? Is this consistent 

with other discussions of retention? 

Outputs, which include ad-hoc 

reports generated for local and 

immediate use to provide a variety of 

interested parties, for example, Captain 

of the Port and marine safety offices, sea 

marshals, Customs and Border Patrol, 

Immigration and Customs Enforcement 

with the necessary information to set up 

security zones, scheduling boarding and 

inspections activities, actions for noncompliance with regulations, and other 

activities in support of USCG’s mission 

to provide for safety and security of U.S. 

ports, will be deleted after five years if 

they do not constitute a permanent 

record according to NARA. 

SYSTEM MANAGER AND ADDRESS: 

Commandant, USCG–26, United 

States Coast Guard Headquarters, 2100 

2nd Street SW., Washington, DC 20593– 

0001. 

NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE: 

The Secretary of Homeland Security 

has exempted this system from the 

notification, access, and amendment 

procedures of the Privacy Act because it 

is a law enforcement system. However, 

DHS/USCG will consider individual 

requests to determine whether or not 

information may be released. Thus, to 

determine whether this system contains 

records relating to you, write to the 

System Manager identified above. Your 

written request should include your 

name and mailing address. You may 

also provide any additional information 

that will assist in determining if there is 

a record relating to you if applicable, 

such as your Merchant Mariner License 

or document number, the name and 

identifying number (documentation 

number, state registration number, IMO 

number, etc.) of any vessel with which 

you have been associated and the name 

and address of any facility (including 

platforms, deep water ports, marinas, or 

terminals) with which you have been 

associated. The request must be signed 

by the individual, or his/her legal 

representative, and must be notarized to 

certify the identity of the requesting 

individual pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 1746 

(unsworn declarations under penalty of 

perjury). Submit a written request 

identifying the record system and the 

category and types of records sought to 

the Executive Agent. Request can also 

be submitted via the FOI/Privacy Acts. 

See http://www.uscg.mil/foia/ for 

additional information. 

RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES: 

Write to the System Manager at the 

address given above in accordance with 

the Notification Procedure.’’ Provide 

your full name and a description of the 

information you seek, including the 

time frame during which the record(s) 

may have been generated. Individuals 

requesting access to their own records 

must comply with DHS’s Privacy Act 

regulation on verification of identity (6 

CFR 5.21(d)). Further information may 

also be found at http://www.dhs.gov/ 

foia or at http://www.uscg.mil/foia/. 

CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES: 

See ‘‘Notification’’ procedures above. 

RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES: 

The system contains data received 

from vessel carriers and operators 

regarding passengers, crewmembers, 

and cargo which arrive in, depart from, 

transit through the U.S. on a vessel 

carrier covered by notice of arrival and 

departure regulations. 

EXEMPTIONS CLAIMED FOR THE SYSTEM: 

This system, however, may contain 

records or information recompiled from 

or created from information contained 

in other systems of records, which are 

exempt from certain provisions of the 

Privacy Act. For these records or 

information only, in accordance with 5 

U.S.C. 552a(j)(2), (k)(1), and (k)(2), DHS 

will also claim the original exemptions 

for these records or information from 

subsections (c)(3) and (4); (d)(1), (2), (3), 

and (4); (e)(1), (2), (3), (4)(G) through (I), 

(5), and (8); (f), and (g) of the Privacy 

Act of 1974, as amended, as necessary 

and appropriate to protect such 

information. 

Dated: October 13, 2011. 

Mary Ellen Callahan, 

Chief Privacy Officer, Department of 

Homeland Security. 

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BILLING CODE 9110–04–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Federal Emergency Management 

Agency 

[Docket ID FEMA–2011–0031; OMB No. 

1660–0038] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request, Write Your Own 

(WYO) Company Participation Criteria; 

New Applicant 

AGENCY: Federal Emergency 

Management Agency, DHS. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Federal Emergency 

Management Agency, as part of its 

continuing effort to reduce paperwork 

and respondent burden, invites the 

general public and other Federal 

agencies to take this opportunity to 

comment on a proposed extension, 

without change, of a currently approved 

information collection. In accordance 

with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 

1995, this notice seeks comments 

concerning information collected from 

new applicants to the National Flood 

Insurance Program (NFIP), Write-YourOwn (WYO) Program. 

DATES: Comments must be submitted on 

or before January 9, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: To avoid duplicate 

submissions to the docket, please use 

only one of the following means to 

submit comments: 

(1) Online. Submit comments at 

http://www.regulations.gov under 

Docket ID FEMA–2011–0031. Follow 

the instructions for submitting 

comments. 

(2) Mail. Submit written comments to 

Docket Manager, Office of Chief 


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